Vehicle Description
During the 1950s, owning any new Cadillac meant one had arrived in
style, hit the jackpot, made it big, etc. In 1953, it was no
different with the Fleetwood Sixty-Special.
This wonderfully restored Fleetwood spent most of its life in
Washington State. The last 3-4 years it was in the Thunder Dome Car
Museum in Auburn, WA. Prior to that it went under a comprehensive
restoration over several years where the owner spent over
$62,000.00 to make it the storming Fleetwood you see here.
Virtually nothing was untouched o nthe car with the exception of
the trunk, which was lift in origianl state.
Cost breakdown:
Paint, Body, Chrome - $41,811
Dash, Gauges, Lights, Emblems - $3,966
Engine Rebuild, Parts and Tune - $7,358
Bumper, Door Handle Repair - $811
New Radiator - $1,398
Misc. Receipts for repairs - $5,133
Wearing Black (code 1), the car's paint and trim are in overall
excellent order. The car's heavy, chrome bumpers, including the
front-mounted Dagmar, fit tightly to the body. The engine bay is
very tidy and the body is straight and solid. The car has extras
like a sun shield, a cowl light and side window rain guards. All
the chrome on the is Fleetwood was professionally replaced.
Throughout the 1950s, the Sixty Special would continue as a
stretched and optioned-up version of the Cadillac Series 62, but
lost the manual transmission.
This car rolls on wide whitewall tires mounted on true-spoke wire
wheels. The tires and wheels are all in very good order. It comes
complete with build receipts and numerous spare parts.
Under the hood is a rebuilt 331 CID V-8 engine backed by a
Hydramatic four-speed automatic transmission. Driver convenience
features include power steering.
Inside, the green leather upholstery contrasts nicely with the
black metal parts of the interior. The front and rear bench seats
look great, with the latter seat sporting a fold-down center
armrest. Speedo/odo are inop. The floormats and carpet look great.
The black, metal dashboard looks beautiful, as do the green and
black inner door panels. A set of after market gauges were added
for oil pressure, temp and amp/volt.
Just more of the same for 1953 Sixty Special, as all the attention
was towards the new Eldorado convertible. Minimal trim changes to
the Sixty Special included wider rocker panel moldings, which moved
the chrome louvers higher up on the rear doors, and a revised
grille and bumper. However, significant engineering changes were
made to the 1953 models, including a new 12-volt electrical system
and a jump in power for the 331 CID engine - now rated at 210
horsepower.
Also available was a set of five wire wheels, which hadn't been
seen on factory Cadillacs since the 1930s. Wire wheels would
occasionally continue to be optionally available through 1992.
The minor changes for the 1953 Sixty Special worked wonders, as
sales of the car were now up to a record 20,000 copies.
Competition to this Cadillac in 1953 included Buick's Series 70
Roadmaster, DeSoto's Firedome, Hudson's Horne, Lincoln's
Cosmopolitan sedan, Mercury's Monterey, Oldsmobile's 9 and
Packard's Cavalier.
If you're looking for a post-war Cadillac as your entry pass to the
classic automotive universe; that ticket is here at MotoeXotica
Classic Cars. Come by to today to view this Caddy in person.
VIN: 536020598
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows xx,xxx miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title.
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